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The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era
"An intelligent and readable approach to the digitization of images.... A useful overview of a critical subject." New York Times Book Review
Enhanced? Or faked? Today the very idea of photographic veracity is being radically challenged by the emerging technology of digital image manipulation and synthesis: photographs can now be altered at will in ways that are virtually undetectable, and photorealistic synthesized images are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from actual photographs. Continuing William Mitchell's investigations of how we understand,reason about, and use images, The Reconfigured Eye provides the first systematic, critical analysis of the digital imaging revolution. It describes the technology of the digital image in detail and looks closely at how it is changing the way we explore ideas, at its aesthetic potential, and at the ethical questions it raises.
Enhanced? Or faked? Today the very idea of photographic veracity is being radically challenged by the emerging technology of digital image manipulation and synthesis: photographs can now be altered at will in ways that are virtually undetectable, and photorealistic synthesized images are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from actual photographs. Continuing William Mitchell's investigations of how we understand,reason about, and use images, The Reconfigured Eye provides the first systematic, critical analysis of the digital imaging revolution. It describes the technology of the digital image in detail and looks closely at how it is changing the way we explore ideas, at its aesthetic potential, and at the ethical questions it raises.
283 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 1992
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July 8, 2018
I've been trying to recall the title and author of this book for over 20 years! An important reminder that the world of post-reality truthiness in which we now live is not the product of technological change, because people have manipulated photographic images for as long as there have been photographs.
January 1, 2021
An important reminder that the world of post-reality truthiness in which we now live is not the product of technological change, because people have manipulated photographic images for as long as there have been photographs.
It's a great overview of photography's digital past and present asks lots of questions about the medium in this hyper-connected world we now live in!
It's a great overview of photography's digital past and present asks lots of questions about the medium in this hyper-connected world we now live in!
January 23, 2015
كيف تحولت أعيننا الساذجة التي تصدق صورة الجني في الكهف، الى عين مشككة، لأنها تعلم ان هناك برنامج يدعى فوتوشوب؟
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December 18, 2015
Great overview of photography's digital past and present, asks lots of questions about the medium in this hyper connected world we now live in!
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